ETYM Latin masculinus, from masculus male, manly, dim. of mas a male: cf. French masculin. Related to Male masculine.
1. Associated with men and not with women.
2. Of grammatical gender.
3. (Music or poetry) Ending on an accented beat or syllable.
A gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male.
(lat.)das männl. Geschlecht eines Substantivs (Hauptworts).